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Nolan of near Limerick (Ballysimon, Kilbane, Garryglass)

[Jim Nolan's tree]
says that Nolan of Ballysimon,
and Nolan of Kilbane,
near Limerick city,
are
male-line relations of
our Nolans of
the Shanagolden area in W Co.Limerick.
They are related in the 18th century.

In any case,
in the mid 19th century
some of them moved to W Co.Limerick,
and
two of them - William Nolan and Catherine Nolan - married into our family (Nolan of Shanagolden area).

Of the Nolan family of the Ballysimon area:

John Nolan,
born 1772,
of Garryglass, near Ballysimon, near Limerick,
married before 1816.
He is buried right next to the Kilbane Nolans in
Ballysimon Graveyard
(Kilbane and Garryglass Nolans are in a row).
The Garryglass family had a tradition that they were related to the Kilbane family.

James Nolan,
of Kilbane, near Ballysimon, near Limerick,
married in 1825.

James Nolan. [Jim Nolan tree]
has date "1747" for him, which could be his date of birth.
He
mar Honora Daly [widow, her 2nd mar].[Jim Nolan tree]
said she was born Honora Daly,
mar 1stly to --- O'Brien,
he died,
she mar 2ndly to James Nolan.
[Tim Donovan tree]
listed her as "Mary O'Brien (Daly)".
James lived in
Waterpark House,
Shanid Lower,
SW of
Shanagolden,
Co.Limerick.
[Jim Nolan tree]
says he lived at "Castle Farm"
(there was an old castle at Waterpark).
[Donovan, 2010]
says the present
Waterpark House
dates from 1780.
James and Honora
had issue:

James Nolan,
born 1770 [according to age on grave],
of Waterpark House, near Shanagolden,
Co.Limerick.
[Tim Donovan family tree]
had various dates:
1712 for old James Nolan's birth,
1720 for his wife's birth,
1749 for their marriage,
1752 for their son James Nolan's birth.
But Tim says
this was just guesswork by his mother
and not to be taken as accurate.

Michael Nolan.[Jim Nolan tree]
has date "1785" for him, which could be his date of birth.
He mar Nancy Donavan [of Askeaton, Co.Limerick].
They had issue:

There is an incredible Nolan headstone at
Knockpatrick, W Co.Limerick,
dating from the time of the
Irish Famine of 1741.
This is near
the grave of
our Nolan family
and is likely to be a relation.
From the stone can be constructed the following family:

Timothy Nolan,
mar Sarah ---- [dau of John ----],
both died 1741, at the time of the
1741 Famine,
both bur Knockpatrick.

The 1741 famine stone.
Knockpatrick, Co.Limerick.
Photo 2013.
See full size.
Inscription says:
"Here lies the body of Thimity Noulan, Saragh his wife the daughter of John,
all which died AD 1741".